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. >> brown: britain's "news of the world" scandal expands, and ray suarez explores its impact on both journalism and politics. >> lehrer: tom bearden has the latest on the exxon pipeline rupture that gushed thousands of gallons of crude oil into a montana river. >> it's been a week since the silver tip pipeline released oil into the yellowstone river. but it may be months before they know how much damage is actually been done. >> brown: and david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. we spend billions on advanced technologies. >> it's all about investing in the future. >> we can find new energy-- more cleaner, safer and smarter. >> collaborating with the best in the field. >> chevron works with the smartest people at leading universities and tech companies. >> and yet, it's really basic. >> it's paying off every day. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social
. >> brown: britain's "news of the world" scandal expands, and ray suarez explores its impact on both journalism and politics. >> lehrer: tom bearden has the latest on the exxon pipeline rupture that gushed thousands of gallons of crude oil into a montana river. >> it's been a week since the silver tip pipeline released oil into the yellowstone river. but it may be months before they know how much damage is actually been done. >> brown: and david brooks and...
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now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and we turn to the violent upheaval in britain. more than 500 rioters and looters have been arrested in four nights of unrest that has spread from london neighborhoods to other cities. the prime minister and other top officials interrupted summer vacations to deal with the violence. we begin with this report from keir simmons of independent television news. >> reporter: the worst riots for a generation left buildings still burning today. this was an electronics warehouse inen field, north london. south of the city, this was a furniture store. it withstood two world wars but was razed to the ground in one night. across london are broken shops... and lives. >> i don't know what we're going to do. i don't know why people do this. >> reporter: overnight, there were 20,000999 calls, more than 100 officers injured. after an emergency meeting at downing street the prime minister promised tough action. >> i have this very clear message to those people who are responsible for this wrongdoing and criminality: you will feel the full force of
now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and we turn to the violent upheaval in britain. more than 500 rioters and looters have been arrested in four nights of unrest that has spread from london neighborhoods to other cities. the prime minister and other top officials interrupted summer vacations to deal with the violence. we begin with this report from keir simmons of independent television news. >> reporter: the worst riots for a generation left buildings still burning today. this was an...
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"britain and america have let us all down once again," they chant. these demonstrators knew exactly where to come. they've invaded the hotel in which all the foreign journalists were staying. listen, a whole bunch of demonstrators have just invaded a hotel where foreign journalists... >> guys... guys... please, guys! they saw us on tv, because this was broadcast live. >> reporter: so they came to the hotel that fast? >> they live here! this is the neighborhood! oh, come on now! don't do that to me! >> reporter: tripoli's pro- qaddafi mobs, who've continued today to play to the foreign press gallery, can read between the lines of the u.n. resolution. the stated objective is to stop bloodshed, but the unstated objective is pretty clear-- regime change. >> suarez: and now a view from benghazi. al jazeera reported late today that qaddafi's forces continued advancing to towns 30 miles from the city. earlier, hari sreenivasan talked by skype with james foley of the international web site global post, who was at a restaurant in benghazi. >> sreenivasan: jam
"britain and america have let us all down once again," they chant. these demonstrators knew exactly where to come. they've invaded the hotel in which all the foreign journalists were staying. listen, a whole bunch of demonstrators have just invaded a hotel where foreign journalists... >> guys... guys... please, guys! they saw us on tv, because this was broadcast live. >> reporter: so they came to the hotel that fast? >> they live here! this is the neighborhood! oh,...
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france and britain charged nato is not doing enough to protect civilians in libya. and stocks around the world took a hit after japan raised its nuclear emergency to the highest level. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> suarez: we have a slideshow of civil war photographs exploring life behind the scenes of the battles. they come from a newly released book. art beat has a live chat with filmmakers from the pbs series "independent lens." you can join the discussion tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern, or check back later to read the full conversation. plus, our partners at globalpost reported today while their staffer james foley and three other journalists captured in libya by forces loyal to moammar gadhafi are still being detained. turkish diplomats are now working to secure their release and hope to have good news soon. all that and more is onur web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plan to reduce the federal deficit. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: an
france and britain charged nato is not doing enough to protect civilians in libya. and stocks around the world took a hit after japan raised its nuclear emergency to the highest level. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> suarez: we have a slideshow of civil war photographs exploring life behind the scenes of the battles. they come from a newly released book. art beat has a live chat with filmmakers from the pbs series "independent lens." you can...
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he's been known in britain for about 40 years as the dirty digger. i need to explain digger is a common slang for australian. dirty referring to the rough house tactics that he's been prepared to use most notably famously against the print unions who wanted to hang on to the old days of hot pipe in newspapering. and the revolution that swept over newspapers here in the u.k. and i dare say to some considerable extent also in the united states in the 1980s, owes much to rupert murdoch having bulled his way through that. he has also been notwithstanding his profession today to be absolutely a hands- off guy. he's also been very much a hands-on guy with those newspapers. he's picked his friends and his enemies and he certainly pursued his enemies with some vigor. now what we saw today was a different rupert murdoch. at the beginning he seemed inhibited but as the time went on, he said very little. most of what he said in the first half an hour or 45 minutes could be summed up in the one sentence that he said which was, "today is the humbleest day of my l
he's been known in britain for about 40 years as the dirty digger. i need to explain digger is a common slang for australian. dirty referring to the rough house tactics that he's been prepared to use most notably famously against the print unions who wanted to hang on to the old days of hot pipe in newspapering. and the revolution that swept over newspapers here in the u.k. and i dare say to some considerable extent also in the united states in the 1980s, owes much to rupert murdoch having...
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britain and france are urging supporters of muammar gaddafi. this is as rebel forces surged west, moving ever closer to the gaddafi birthplace, which is coidered the last place before a battle for tripoli. >> inside gaddafi forces delivered supplies to locals -- anti-gaddafi forces. a lack of fuel has been slowing the rels' advance. they prepare for the next big area, sirte. their spokesman says they hope to enter the city in the coming days. the rebels have already come a long way, retaking several areas. now, they are about 100 kilometers east of sirte. allied air strikes back of their advance. nato reportedly flew over 100 missions on monday. the alliance is in the process of taking full command in the process over libya. nato top officials stressed the future of the country was in the hands of the people. >> i hope to see a ceasefire as soon as possible in a peaceful transition to democracy for the libyan people to decide the future of libya, and let me add to that the we also fully respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of liby
britain and france are urging supporters of muammar gaddafi. this is as rebel forces surged west, moving ever closer to the gaddafi birthplace, which is coidered the last place before a battle for tripoli. >> inside gaddafi forces delivered supplies to locals -- anti-gaddafi forces. a lack of fuel has been slowing the rels' advance. they prepare for the next big area, sirte. their spokesman says they hope to enter the city in the coming days. the rebels have already come a long way,...
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did this wedding mean for britain today? >> it didn't feel blase in the streets. i'm not sure there were a million people there. i think that might be a somewhat hopeful estimate but this was the second of the two four-day weekends. much of london seems to have gone to the country or abroad. and it was a pretty good throng that turned out. first of all, everybody had a terrific festival day. the aesthetics were wonderful, the bride was beautiful, the wedding was conducted virtually flawilessly. the music was beautiful. who would be so dead in spirit so as not to enjoy that. but i think there was a larger, if you will, implication in all of this was that the monarchy has had a bad 30 years, not at all as bad as some of the passages it has had in the past but still a tricky 30 years. divorces, indiscretions of all kinds, financial irregularities. above all, of course, the disintgation-- disintegration of the marriage of chiles and diana. the queen has managed to deservedly stay above all of this and maintain enormous esteem of people here. the monarchy future very m
did this wedding mean for britain today? >> it didn't feel blase in the streets. i'm not sure there were a million people there. i think that might be a somewhat hopeful estimate but this was the second of the two four-day weekends. much of london seems to have gone to the country or abroad. and it was a pretty good throng that turned out. first of all, everybody had a terrific festival day. the aesthetics were wonderful, the bride was beautiful, the wedding was conducted virtually...
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britain, 30 years ago. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at changes at the top in president obama's military and diplomatic teams. i'm jeffrey brown. >> jeff: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and
britain, 30 years ago. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at changes at the top in president obama's military and diplomatic teams. i'm jeffrey brown....
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i think like britain now we need to have a spending cut package put in place. we need to start reducing these deficits. we need to get the federal government out of the private sector so that the private sector can start growing again. the government won't make the economy grow again. ultimately it's got to be private business people feeling comfortable with the economic picture to start investing again. >> brown: and a brief last word to you. >> i think the key economic studies show if we hadn't done what we've done in the last two years unemployment would probably be about 12-13% now. if you want to make an analogy with great britain even after all the cuts they're doing, they will have government at 40% of their gross domestic product. they have a much bigger public sector than we do. even after they do all their cuts, they'll have a bigger public sector than we do before we make any cuts. so the analogy doesn't really work. >> brown: the beginning of a big argument here in washington. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now to
i think like britain now we need to have a spending cut package put in place. we need to start reducing these deficits. we need to get the federal government out of the private sector so that the private sector can start growing again. the government won't make the economy grow again. ultimately it's got to be private business people feeling comfortable with the economic picture to start investing again. >> brown: and a brief last word to you. >> i think the key economic studies...
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. >> sreenivasan: president obama got to the business of his state visit to britain today. he said anglo-american influence in the world is enduring and he reinforced a commitment to see the mission in libya through to the end. we have a report from gary gibbon of "independent television news." >> reporter: state visits are opportunities for kind words and photo calls and number 10 street thinks they don't come better than this-- president and prime minister serving burgers to british and american military servicemen at a downing street barbecue. after lunch there was an address, the first by an u.s. president to both houses of parliament gathered in westminster hall. >> i am told that the last three speakers here have been the pope her majesty the queen, and nelson mandela. which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke. (laughter) >> reporter: president obama said despite the rise of china, but said now was the time for britain and the us to take the lead in the world and that the values of the two countries gave them special strengths. >> the examp
. >> sreenivasan: president obama got to the business of his state visit to britain today. he said anglo-american influence in the world is enduring and he reinforced a commitment to see the mission in libya through to the end. we have a report from gary gibbon of "independent television news." >> reporter: state visits are opportunities for kind words and photo calls and number 10 street thinks they don't come better than this-- president and prime minister serving...
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and with britain now doubling and stock markets around the world tumbled today upon fears that greece will walk away from its foreign debts rather than risk domestic chaos. >> reporter: worries about greece weighed on wall street, as well. stocks were also unsettled by news that consumer prices-- minus food and fuel-- rose in may by the most in nearly three years. the combined effect sent the dow jones industrial average falling nearly 179 points to close at 11,897. the nasdaq fell 47 points to close at 2,631. for more on all this, we turn to susie gharib of the "nightly business report" on pbs. thanks for being with us. >> great to see you, hari. >> sreenivasan: help explain why the uncertain any greece is having such a profound affect on the stock market in the u.s. >> i know, i can see you're thinking that's thousands of miles away, what does it have to do with us? but here at the new york stock exchange the one word that kept coming up was "contagion. and the worry is that the problems in greece will spread to other economies in europe and to the banks that hold that greek governm
and with britain now doubling and stock markets around the world tumbled today upon fears that greece will walk away from its foreign debts rather than risk domestic chaos. >> reporter: worries about greece weighed on wall street, as well. stocks were also unsettled by news that consumer prices-- minus food and fuel-- rose in may by the most in nearly three years. the combined effect sent the dow jones industrial average falling nearly 179 points to close at 11,897. the nasdaq fell 47...
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. >> suarez: britain today added itself to a list of more than 30 countries, including the united states, now giving diplomatic recognition to the rebels' national transitional council. british foreign secretary william hague: >> the national transitional council has shown its commitment to a more open and democratic libya, something that it is working to achieve through an inclusive political process. this is in stark contrast to qaddafi whose brutality against the libyan people has stripped him of all legitimacy. >> suarez: hague also said the move paves the way for the rebels to get access to $150 million of libyan oil money held in britain. and he announced the expulsion of the few remaining envoys from colonel qaddafi's regime within three days, but they could reportedly be given more time if they choose to defect. qaddafi, meanwhile, continues to reject calls to step down and in a further act of defiance, libyan state television yesterday showed the lockerbie bomber abdelbaset al megrahi at a pro-government rally. his appearance comes nearly two years after he was returned from bri
. >> suarez: britain today added itself to a list of more than 30 countries, including the united states, now giving diplomatic recognition to the rebels' national transitional council. british foreign secretary william hague: >> the national transitional council has shown its commitment to a more open and democratic libya, something that it is working to achieve through an inclusive political process. this is in stark contrast to qaddafi whose brutality against the libyan people...